Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SMITH, ISAAC G

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3661 3662

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.7%
Allow Rate
+20.7% vs TC avg
582
Total Applications
+20.4%
Interview Lift
1025
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 557 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
1.3%
§102 Novelty
92.4%
§103 Obviousness
3.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18987078 METHOD FOR COORDINATING FLIGHT PATHS OF UAVs IN AN URBAN SPACE Non-Final OA KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
18868767 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18734451 CREATING TRIP ROUTES FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Non-Final OA Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
18945785 IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM, IDENTIFICATION METHOD, AND IDENTIFICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18972503 SELF-MOVING MOWING SYSTEM, SELF-MOVING MOWER AND OUTDOOR SELF-MOVING DEVICE Non-Final OA Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
18951933 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DETERMINING EFFECTIVENESS OF VEHICLE SAFETY FEATURES Non-Final OA State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
18071973 ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH MEDIA Final Rejection Kia Corporation
17900901 Automatic Traveling Method, Automatic Traveling System, And Automatic Traveling Program Non-Final OA Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
18487152 VEHICLE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM Non-Final OA MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
18786902 MOVING BODY COLLISION AVOIDANCE DEVICE, COLLISION AVOIDANCE METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection THINKWARE CORPORATION
18933559 System and Method Suitable for Controlling Motion of an Ego Vehicle in an Environment Including Other Moving Agents Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
18641345 PHASED ANTENNA ARRAY FOR DETECTION OF CROP, PLANT AND SOIL CHARACTERISTICS AND MEASUREMENT AND MODELING OF PLANT FEATURES AND OTHER ITEMS OF AGRICULTURAL INTEREST Non-Final OA MACH
18617220 SUSPENSION HEALTH MONITORING Final Rejection PACCAR Inc
17055228 ACTIVE SEAT SUSPENSION FAILSAFE OPERATION Final Rejection CLEARMOTION ACQUISITION I LLC

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